Unconvention - Where path Breakers Meets path Makers
Organized by Villgro

Villgro Unconvention Feedback SurveyWHERE PATH BREAKERS MEETS PATH MAKERS

Villgro, the pioneers in championing rural innovation, present a one-of-a-kind signature event that will provide a common meeting ground for innovators of all hues, ideators who wish to translate their dreams to reality, social entrepreneurs who’ve been-there-done-that, domain experts, opinion leaders and leading lights the  NGO ecosystem.

Befittingly christened UNCONVENTION, the event will specifically focus on catalyzing and celebrating socially useful breakthroughs and leveraging social entrepreneurship to change lives of the Rural Poor.

THE 4-IN-1 CONVENTION
Chennai, 25-27 Nov. 2010.
The Summit
The Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship Conference.
InnoHub
A fair where innovations are showcased.
Villgro Awards
To celebrate and recognises innovators and other stake-holders in the eco-system along with Wantraprenuer winners
The Summit - Interact with the gurus  of the social sector
Nominations open across all categories
Ms. Sohini Bhattacharya
Director, South Asia Partnerships, Ashoka - Innovators for the Public
Mr. Vinay Kumar
Strategist, Digital Green
Dr. A.D. Karve
President, Appropriate Rural Technology Institute
Dr. Pamela Hartigan
Director, Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
Mr. Deep Joshi
Co-Founder, PRADAN & Recipient of Magsasay Award
Mr. Ramraj
Chair, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Panel
Mr. S.Sivakumar
Chief Executive Officer, Agri Business Division, ITC Ltd.
Dr. P. Namperumalsamy
Chairman – Aravind Eye Care System
Dr. Ashwin Naik
Founder & CEO, Vaatsalya
Mr. Utpal Isser
Head, Microbanking, ICICI Bank Ltd
Mr. R. Ramaseshan
  MD and CEO, National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX)  
Prof. Madhukar Shukla
Org. Behaviour & Strat. Mgmt, XLRI
Mr. Richard Alderson
Director, UnLtd India
Mr. Venkat Changavalli
CEO, GVK EMRI
Mr. Rajen Varada
Resource Advisor, Solutions Exchange
Mr. S.P. Bose
Program Director, Janani
Mr. Vineet Rai
Chief Executive Officer, Aavishkaar India Micro Venture Capital Fund
Ms. Sunita Nadhamuni
CEO, Arghyam
Mr. Joe Madiath
Founder and Executive Director, Gram Vikas
Mr. L. Kannan
Founder – Vortex Engineering
Mr. Sam Goldman
CEO, D’Light Design
Mr. Sarath Naru
Founder & Managing Partner, Ventureast
Dr. Balaji Utla
CEO – HMRI
Mr. Rajen Varada
Resource Person, Solutions Exchange
Ms. Svati Bhogle
Sustaintech, Technology Informatics Design Endeavor
Dr. Paul Polak
Founder & President, IDE
Prof. C. Amarnath
SINE, IITB Governing Board & Chairman, TePP Screening Committee
Mr. Satyan Mishra
Managing Director, Drishtee
Mr. T. T. Thomas
Director, Social Impact India
InnoHub - The Innovation Fair - Apply Now!
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